Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1995 - SECT 164

  (1)   It is not necessary that evidence on which a party relies be corroborated.

  (2)   Subsection   ( 1) does not affect the operation of a rule of law that requires corroboration with respect to the offence of perjury or a similar or related offence.

  (3)   Despite any rule, whether of law or practice, to the contrary, but subject to the other provisions of this Act, if there is a jury, it is not necessary that the judge:

  (a)   warn the jury that it is dangerous to act on uncorroborated evidence or give a warning to the same or similar effect; or

  (b)   give a direction relating to the absence of corroboration.